Position Vacancy ID:

89948-AS

Employment Class:

Academic Staff-Terminal

Working Title:

Outreach Specialist

Official Title:

OUTREACH SPECIALIST(S92DN) or ASSOC OUTREACH SPEC(S92FN)

Hiring Department:

A533400-MEDICAL SCHOOL/CARBONE CANC CTR/CANC CTR

FTE:

80% - 100%

Anticipated Begin Date:

APRIL 17, 2017

Term:

This position will end on APRIL 16, 2018.

Advertised Salary:

Minimum $40,000 ANNUAL (12 months)
Depending on Qualifications

Degree and area of specialization:

A Bachelor's degree in communications, marketing, community outreach, sociology, or a health-related field is required.

Minimum number of years and type of relevant work experience:

- Two or more years of communications and marketing related program experience preferred.
- Professional experience coordinating events and conferences is required.
- Experience conducting telephone and/or in-person interviews preferred.
- Experience with health communications, website development, and/or public relations are preferred.
- Excellent writing skills with particular focus on communicating via web-based materials for both scientific and lay audiences and development of newsletters.
- Experience in project coordination with the ability to work on and track multiple projects simultaneously strongly preferred.

License or Certificate:

Position Summary:

The Outreach Specialist at the UW Carbone Cancer Center will support its cancer epidemiology research program, including a national study focused on the environmental and genetic factors that influence breast cancer risk across the lifespan. As the coordinating center, we promote cross-project collaboration of nine projects involving researchers and organizations focused on breast cancer prevention and environmental health. In addition, this position will also support the Cancer Prevention and Outcomes Data Shared Resource (C-POD), which promotes cancer research by providing cancer population data exchange survey research consultation and data collection services. The position will also support the American Society of Preventive Oncology (ASPO) which is a national multi-disciplinary society committed to serving as an advocate for cancer prevention and control research.

Additional Information:

Strong candidates will demonstrate the following:
- Organizational and critical thinking skills with the ability to work independently and to deliver by deadlines.
- Excellent written and oral communication skills and the ability to work with others, both internally and externally to the UW.
- Strong aptitude with technology, including basic website design and maintenance, and web-based communication tools such Adobe Connect.
- Demonstrated ability to work collaboratively in a team-oriented environment.

Work experience should demonstrate dependability, flexibility, and maturity. Candidates must be effective at building interpersonal relationships with constructive interactions, be clear and effective communicators, promote and create collegial environments that value accountability. Employees will also be expected to uphold UWCCC core values as defined below:

- Respect: Demonstrate respect for self and others--behave professionally
- Integrity: Act with integrity and honesty
- Teamwork: Commit to and demonstrate teamwork
- Excellence: Ensure excellence, quality, and high ethical standards in conduct and performance

This position is a fixed-term terminal position that will initially last for one year from the start date. This appointment may be extended to two years, and may also be converted to a renewable position if additional funding can be secured.

The School of Medicine and Public Health has a deep and profound commitment to diversity both as an end in itself but, also as a valuable means for eliminating health disparities. As such, we strongly encourage applications from candidates who foster and promote the values of diversity and inclusion.

Contact:

Kayla Gomez Cardona
kgomezcardon@wisc.edu
608-265-2528
Relay Access (WTRS): 7-1-1 (out-of-state: TTY: 800.947.3529, STS: 800.833.7637) and above Phone number (See RELAY_SERVICE for further information. )

Instructions to Applicants:

To begin the application process please click on the 'Apply Now' button. You will be asked to create a profile and upload a resume and cover letter. For maximum consideration, please be sure that your cover letter addresses how you meet the required and preferred qualifications, if not clearly evident in your resume.

Additional Link:
Full Position Details

NOTE: A Period of Evaluation will be Required

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Applications Open: 23 Mar 2017 Central Daylight Time
Applications Close: 8 Apr 2017 11:55 PM Central Daylight Time


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